They're out there: Hoity-toity connoisseurs just waiting to tell you that fashion photographers aren't real artists. They'll say, "Bla, bla, bla isn't fine art. Bla, bla, bla isn't thought-provoking… Bla." Then they'll take a sip of free champagne from a plastic cup and check their Blackberries when it's your turn to talk. Well, after seeing David LaChapelle's Jesus is My Homeboy at the Wolfgang Roth gallery...

"The King of Pop Art has left the building." That's what could have been said two years ago when David LaChapelle flew from the mainland to a private sanctuary in Hawaii. He was at the height of his game, the top of his industry. He had completely redefined the pop photography genre over the course of his career, snapping shots of the era's biggest names...